Alexa Chung's collaboration with Madewell is a refreshing counterpoint to fall trends

[from folksy cotadeco addresses by Doyen and Gap to nearly naked two-piece sets by J. Crew and Maryam Nasir Zadeh. Alexa Chung's collection for Madewell, which debuted online today, September 4, doesn't gently tweak the 2024 trend, but rather goes the anti-autumn trend route. I, for one, am grateful.

Alexa Chung for Madewell consists of 14 items that look as at home in her closet today as they did in her Tumblr-filtered heyday in 2010, the same year she first collaborated with Madewell. Still part of the fashion scene in her 40s, Chung knows what reflects her style (and what doesn't). The collection's tight edit of voluminous but wearable denim maxi skirts and relaxed, straight-leg jeans attest to this. But this is not just a collection for the it-girl: all items are available in sizes 23-33, with prices starting at $128.

To call Alexa Chung for Madewell excluded from the fall denim trend is not entirely accurate. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]